A fatal traffic collision on the Marine Base on Friday (February 16) led to the death of a 10 year-old child. A spokesman for the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms reports that the collision occurred on the base at 12:30…
The suspect in the alleged hit-and-run collision that killed Yucca Valley teen Joshua Barreras is expected to turn himself in at the Joshua Tree Court next Tuesday (February 27), a situation that has many residents of the hi-desert asking why he…
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors held their regular meeting last night at 6PM in Covington Park’s multipurpose room. With the regular meeting’s stacked agenda sandwiched between two closed sessions, the MVCSD…
The Twentynine Palms City Council will once again hold a special session meeting this morning at 8 a.m. at City Hall. The meeting was announced yesterday morning. As has been the case for the City Council’s special session morning…
Over 3 million people a year visit our Joshua Tree National Park. Managing those visitors while protecting park resources is a challenge. On this week's “Up Close” show Chief Ranger Eric Linares will talk with host Gary Daigneault about…
Theatre 29 is beginning the process of selecting comedies, dramas, musicals, cabarets, and specialty productions for their upcoming 2024-25 season. Area theatrical directors are being invited to submit suggested plays for consideration. The…
At last night’s meeting the Yucca Valley Town Council approved a major raise for council members, effective in 2025. They also discussed designing new signs to help beautify the town. The council discussed creating three new monument signs for…
The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission gathered last night to host a public hearing on commercial campgrounds and conduct a thorough examination of Vacation Home Rental violations over the past three years. Last night’s meeting of the…
The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will be holding the regular open session 6PM meeting at Covington Park’s multipurpose room, as well as closed session special meeting at 5PM. Starting with a closed session at…
Directors at Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District meet in regular session at 4 o’clock today (Feb. 21, 2024). And on down the road in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. At the Hi-Desert…
Nearly 100 people participated in Reach Out Morongo Basin's Parade of Homes Fundraiser. The annual event, in its 20th year, invites locals and visitors to pop-in to unique homes owned by noteworthy hi-desert residents. This year's…
On last week’s Up-Close Show, host Gary Daigneault spoke with Copper Mountain College Superintendent President Darren Otten about CMC and MUSD’s partnership with their Dual Enrollment Program, which offers high school students a large leap…
A man alleged to have tried to crash a car carrying his child and domestic partner later led Sheriff’s Deputies on a high speed pursuit through Twentynine Palms. On February 8, the Sheriff’s Department reports that a car driven by Daniel…
Shots fired at a house in Yucca Valley this weekend were confirmed by Sheriff’s Deputies, who said that no one was injured in the gunfire. Just before 10 p.m. on Sunday (February 18), the Sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station received a number…
Tonight’s Yucca Valley Town Council meeting includes the enactment of a 30 percent salary increase for council members. Effective January 1, 2025, the proposed increase will raise council members’ salaries from $610 to $950, the maximum allowed…
At last Tuesday’s MUSD meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Amy Woods recognized the 29 Palms Junior High School “Steam Cats” Robotics team for their excellence after winning the Judge’s Award at the Harvard Westlake…
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